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From: David Kelly <dkelly@hiwaay.net>
To: Latitude <robertjx@ix.netcom.com>
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Subject: Re: Convince me, please!
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On Wed, Aug 08, 2007 at 11:22:26PM -0500, Latitude wrote:
> I'm interested in changing over to FreeBSD from Windows, but I'll have
> to say, you guys don't really present a forceful argument to Windows
> users of how easy the switch may be.  I get knee-deep in FreeBSD
> jargon the second I get to your webpage. I need to see an overwhelming
> argument that FreeBSD is a perfectly acceptable alternative for home
> desktop users who have previously known only Windows.

I don't know that such a claim is ever made from within FreeBSD. FreeBSD
is Unix, for and by those who know and love Unix. Linux is the one
wanting to be a better Windows than Windows.

For the best user experience, and Unix too: MacOS X.

-- 
David Kelly N4HHE, dkelly@HiWAAY.net
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